Samuel Weaver

Samuel Weaver (1978-21 August 1992) was the son of Randy and Vicki Weaver and one of the inhabitants of the Naples, Idaho lodge besieged by US federal agents in the Ruby Ridge standoff. He was born in Iowa and raised in a remote cabin with his parents and siblings, and he was indoctrinated with Christian fundamentalist and white supremacist views; his mother, the religious head of the family, homeschooled him and his siblings. On 21 August 1992, federal agents laid siege to the family cabin when Randy Weaver refused to show up to court, and the agents killed the family dog after it alerted the armed Weaver and his friend Kevin Harris to the federal agents' presence. Samuel, who was also armed, was infuriated that the agents had killed the family dog, and he shot at the agents, who responded by shooting him dead.